What's up guys? I've been working hard at getting all my first impressions out, and I hope you've been liking them. I'm now starting on second episodes, and maybe I'll try to bring you some manga recommendations. I hope you guys keep staying with me to read, listen, and talk! We're back now with more epic Ikoku Meiro Crosee. I hope everyone's been anxiously waiting for this as I was, 'cause this show is just really good. So we start out with that introduction of how a young Japanese girl coming to France and such. Then, it's straight to OP.

First, Yune shot...will not be the last.

Oscar wakes up to see that Yune has set up plates for breakfast. He starts getting breakfast ready, and Yune just eagerly follows him around. Once, Yune announces that she wants to help, Oscar says that it's done. Yune has a bit of a mindblast at this.

Claude - "Yune! Why is there floating food above our heads?!"

Yune is amazed at how fast and easily cheese was prepared. Claude comes in, wondering what's going on, and he gets a cultural lesson in how the Japanese eat warm miso, rice, and fish for breakfast. Oscar then says that she will be having a French breakfast from now on, which starts with some leftover bread from yesterday. We even get a cultural lesson regarding good old Itadakimasu.

Sill Yune. Your little fingers can't handle that bread.

Oscar and Claude then introduce to Yune to cheese, which the French can't live without supposedly. It's new to Yune, and she sure is surprised...and not in a good way. We get a massively awesome expression from Yune as she sniffs it. Claude says that she doesn't have to force herself to eat it, except Yune asserts that it's delicious. The same eh, weird, incident happens with coffee. Yune packs up her cheese and they're done.

We see Claude looking at a book about Japan until he gets frustrated. Oscar goes out, and Claude heads down to start working. Yune eagerly starts to watch him, as he works hard. Claude says she can go out, but she says she doesn't know her way around yet.

Claude - "Oops. My ear's getting sweaty."

Eventually, Claude scolds Yune about how everything's really interesting and that she needs to explore. She was a new country. She should explore. Eventually, Claude decides to go out, and he tells Yune to come along.

I wish my hair would flare out when I was happy

We start walking around Paris, and the first thing Yune points out is a very pretty building. Claude disdainly says it's the department store. It's stealing all the business everywhere. It was evil! Evil, evil store! And Oscar's there! Claude is shocked, but apparently Oscar has a lady friend he's showing around. Claude is angry, but it's that loving family angry I think. We also learn that the supposedly difficult family that runs the department store is the one that bought Yune's kimono. Which again shocks him, and he talks about how difficcult that will be to deal with them. Oscar whispers that it's an accomplishment that Claude is taking her around.

NO YUNE! DON'T LISTEN TO HIS PROMISES ABOUT CANDY!

Claude then promises Yune that he will get her kimono back no matter what. He then takes her heart of Paris. The market. The Marche. Yune has an epic blast of asking what thing's are, by speaking the words Kore wa? , the cutest words ever from the cutest person ever, which mean "What is this?"

Kore wa?

Kore wa??

Kore wa???

We then see that Claude is definitely not the richest man around, as we see that he can't even afford a whole slab of bacon. Yune definitely notices this. Later on, when she sees the amount an item in the store costs that had interested her, she says that she does not need to go look at it.

That looks delish

We come back and Claude prepares a soup for dinner. Yune tries to slurp it down the same way one would down miso, but they tell her she needs to use the spoon. They change their mind when she has difficulty, but she asserts that she can do it. After dinner, Yune tries the cheese again, but she still doesn't like it at all.

It's like watching a 4-year-old...which of course, is cute.

The following day at breakfast, Oscar says they need some bread, and Claude and Yune go to fetch some. Yune absolutely falls in love with the taste of warm bread.

Yune's new move: Sparkly Omega Kawaii Blast!

Oscar has even made coffee that is sweet and to Yune's liking. Yune says that Oscar is amazing, but Oscar laments that he can't make her like cheese. Yune asserts once more that she thinks cheese is delicious. Claude scolds her that she doesn't have to force herself or lie to be considerate.

I have to say...that is a really pitiful looking breakfast

Turns out, Yune really wants to like cheese, because she feels that if she does not like what they like, that she won't be able to cook food thatthey would like. Claude has flashbacks to the past day about Yune eagerly watching and learning about their lives, and realizes that she's doing that because she wants to be helpful to them. Claude, however, tells her that she doesn't need to worry about it, that she can learn at her own pace.

D'AWWWWW, Claude...you're the one guy that will be tolerated to be with Yune.

How many times have I called her cute? Five? So not enough. She's too cute!!!

Afterwards, we get our little bonus with Yune eating dried plums. She thoroughly enjoys it, and Claude joins in, and they share a moment of delicious bliss. Claude then comes in to try it, and well, let's just say...his reaction was worse than Yune's reaction to cheese.

*Yune's cute cough*...experienced dried plum eaters.

Psh. Amateur.

Opinion: So I feel that this episode had a bit of a slower pacing than last episode, but it was still just as good in my opinion. I am not disappointed by Yune's cuteness, and the fact that she wants to learn so much is very important. Claude is also being very considerate in his own way, which makes me like him even more. And Oscar's just a good old man. He seems to be helping along what I perceive to be Yune and Claude's budding relationship as well as Yune's adjustment to France. We certainly had a bunch of culture exchange here with all the cultural lessons and Claude's language lessons with the food. It was so great. It's always cool to watch two worlds collide. I really enjoy when they go into chibi mode like in the beginning and that little bonus stuff with the plums at the end. It's not full on chibi, but it's still a cute way of portraying the characters. I cannot wait for the next episode.

Preview:

Next episode is titled Japanese Labyrinth. We see a little girl wearing Yune's kimono, and she needs to return it because she does not look as cute as Yune would in it! Again, she said please watch. So watch!

Yune Spam!

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